Thyronine is a metabolite derived from thyroxine and triiodothyronine via the peripheral enzymatic removal of iodines from the thyroxine nucleus. Thyronine is the thyroxine nucleus devoid of its four iodine atoms.[1]

L-Thyronine
Skeletal formula of L-thyronine
Ball-and-stick model of the L-thyronine molecule as a zwitterion
Names
IUPAC name
O-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-L-tyrosine
Systematic IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)phenyl]propanoic acid
Other names
4-(4-Hydroxyphenoxy)-L-phenylalanine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.986 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H15NO4/c16-14(15(18)19)9-10-1-5-12(6-2-10)20-13-7-3-11(17)4-8-13/h1-8,14,17H,9,16H2,(H,18,19)/t14-/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: KKCIOUWDFWQUBT-AWEZNQCLSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C15H15NO4/c16-14(15(18)19)9-10-1-5-12(6-2-10)20-13-7-3-11(17)4-8-13/h1-8,14,17H,9,16H2,(H,18,19)/t14-/m0/s1
    Key: KKCIOUWDFWQUBT-AWEZNQCLBR
  • O=C(O)[C@@H](N)Cc2ccc(Oc1ccc(O)cc1)cc2
Properties
C15H15NO4
Molar mass 273.28 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References edit

  1. ^ Pubchem Compound summary, L-thyronine